Re: [RFC PATCH v3 00/17] x86/resctrl : Support AMD Assignable Bandwidth Monitoring Counters (ABMC)

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Hi Babu,

On 5/6/2024 10:18 AM, Moger, Babu wrote:
> On 5/3/24 18:24, Reinette Chatre wrote:
>> On 3/28/2024 6:06 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
>>
>>> a. Check if ABMC support is available
>>> 	#mount -t resctrl resctrl /sys/fs/resctrl/
>>>
>>> 	#cat /sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3_MON/mbm_assign
>>> 	[abmc] 
>>> 	legacy_mbm
>>>
>>> 	Linux kernel detected ABMC feature and it is enabled.
>>
>> Please note that this adds the "abmc" feature to the resctrl
>> *filesystem* that supports more architectures than just AMD. Calling the
>> resctrl filesystem feature "abmc" means that (a) AMD needs to be ok with
>> other architectures calling their features that are
>> similar-but-maybe-not-identical-to-AMD-ABMC "abmc", or (b) this needs
>> a new generic name.
> 
> It should not a problem if other architecture calling abmc for similar
> feature. But generic name is always better if there is a suggestion.

"should not a problem" does not instill confidence that AMD is
actually ok with this.

Reinette





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